Public courses
A wide-ranging series of one-day courses covering homelessness legislation, rights of landlords and tenants, housing and relationship breakdown, and homelessness prevention:
Security of tenure - Edinburgh
This course includes an overview of the public rented sector to allow advisers to compare tenancy types.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Relationship breakdown and housing - Glasgow
This course explores housing options for people when a relationship comes to an end. Rights relating to different tenure types are discussed, with particular reference to the Matrimonial Homes Act, the Civil Partnership Act and homelessness legislation.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Best Interests of Children Guidance - Edinburgh
Shelter Scotland is running a half day training event to look in more depth at the policy and practice implications of the new guidance.
Cost: £90 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Mortgage arrears - Edinburgh
As more and more housing advisers are required to understand the basics of mortgages and repossession this course seeks to build confidence in understanding the main issues.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Mortgage arrears - Glasgow
As more and more housing advisers are required to understand the basics of mortgages and repossession this course seeks to build confidence in understanding the main issues.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Relationship breakdown and housing - Edinburgh
This course explores housing options for people when a relationship comes to an end. Rights relating to different tenure types are discussed, with particular reference to the Matrimonial Homes Act, the Civil Partnership Act and homelessness legislation.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Private sector tenancies - Glasgow
Of great importance given the increasing role of the private sector, this course explores key legal issues for landlord and tenant.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Homelessness - Edinburgh
Beginning with an overview and update on the homelessness legislation as progress continues towards 2012, this course describes the local authority’s role in preventing and responding to homelessness.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
Prevention of homelessness - Glasgow
This course explores some of the most important causes of homelessness with particular reference to relationship breakdown and eviction.
Cost: £140 plus VAT (reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations)
